Product Description
Everything you need to start a successful business…except the money. (But we’ll show you how to get that, too!) Previous editions of this bestselling book have already helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. Now, the revised and updated Third Edition is packed with additional advice on new topics, including: How to get new business ideas Secrets to getting government grants How the Internet can help you with marketing… More >>
#1 by Tierney Alexander, Author of The Retail Life: A Store Manager's CompanionDIANE M BACZKOWSKI on April 7, 2010 - 2:08 pm
This one has all the answers!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Jennifer Woodard on April 7, 2010 - 3:44 pm
This book is very general but it covers a wide range of areas. I enjoyed reading this book and it is something that I can refer to over and over again.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by J. klieman on April 7, 2010 - 5:47 pm
This book is a great book for someone who is getting started trying to green their lives. The book explains some ingrediants to stay away from in beauty products but then recommends brands that violate the rules. I think that if you are going to recommend products you should give suggestions about the absolute best to mid range so that people have a wide range of options to choose from. I do appreciate the personal testimonials and the honesty though!
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Elise Silverstein on April 7, 2010 - 7:08 pm
This is the greatest Business-startup book that i have read. It gave wonderful insight into the world of business and provided several case-files. I reccomend this to anyone thinking about or are in the process of starting a business.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by John Matlock on April 7, 2010 - 9:39 pm
This is a great book in that it is big enough (about 800 pages) and written by enough people (the staff of Engrepreneur Magazine), and has been around long enough (this is the third edition) that it can cover nearly every aspect of the formation of a business.
There is so much information here that a lot of it will not be helpful to you — so skip over those parts. For instance, consider location. They have a chapter on locating your business. I wanted to work at home in a small town in the remote west. I picked the location and then picked the type of business that I could do to meet these other requirements. If, on the other hand, you are thinking retail, your location requirements are different.
Two comments I’d stress a bit stronger than they do, as in it can’t be stressed strongly enough.
1. Cut your ‘nut’ (the amount of money you have to have each month) to the absolute minimum so during the start up phase you don’t have such a high burden to carry. Buying a new house, a couple of new cars and having a couple of kids in college would put quite a burden on a new business.
2. Buy used equipment first. They talk about computers. I needed a new one. Well not new, but another one. I found one at a thrift shop for $75, added $20 worth of used memory from e-Bay and have one that is just as functional as the newest ones.
Overall, an excellent overview of what you’re about to get into.
Rating: 5 / 5